Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Heap was born on 18 April 1819, in Hurst, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Heap, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Cook, was 29. She married James Cowley on 2 July 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 31 December 1898, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Heap in household of John Heap, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Heap Cowley Cottrell, "BillionGraves Index"
- Mary Heap in entry for Elizabeth Heap Cowley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): usually a habitational name from Heap, a lost place in Bury (Lancashire), but sometimes also a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or rock pile, from Middle English hep, heip(e) ‘heap, pile’ (Old English hēap).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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